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As part of my job I'm required to accompany any external medias wanting to visit the camp, guiding them and telling them about the restrictions when it comes to photography.
Here I got the chance to shoot some photos of a couple of soldiers from the special forces while guiding two journalists that were working on a case regarding the special forces.
External cast-iron spiral staircase on the South Lookout on the beach at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Built around 1830 by a coal company to watch for signals from ships to see if they needed a pilot, provision or to exchange mail. Ten years later, a dispute led to the break-away group building a the North Lookout a few hundred metres up the beach. The South Lookout is now owned by an art dealer who arranges for visiting artists, poets, writers etc to use it as a small, elevated office with excellent sea views. See www.aldeburghbeachlookout.com/ for more details.
To inspire others toward conserving wildlife resources, at risk species, and habitats, nothing is more compelling than a good story— especially when that story is easily accessible on the web. Dan Chapman, Mark Davis, Roy Hewitt and Phil Kloer have demonstrated their excellence in telling Southeast Region stories that have inspired the public on conservation issues ranging from the impacts of three hurricanes to the value of collaborative conservation that balances wildlife needs with the ability to use lands for economic benefit.
Giving their stories and photos a home on an attractively redesigned website and a new website section called Nature’s Good
Neighbors has helped, too, with analytics showing a 28.5 percent increase in Southeast Region page-views over a nine-month period in 2018. Also, many third-party organizations are republishing stories from the region in their own publications. These organizations include state wildlife agencies, local news organizations, commercial blogs, and industry trade groups, which brings our story to a wider audience.
From L to R:
Dan Chapman
Principal Deputy Director, Margaret Everson
Regional Director, Leo Miranda
Mark Davis
Roy Hewitt
Phil Kloer
Southeast Regional Director's Honor Awards Ceremony
May 8, 2019
Atlanta, GA
Photo by Nanciann Regalado
(•) – The-Lockheed-Martin-HC-130-P/N-Hercules-The-Combat-K.I.N.G-1-I-is an extended-range version of the C-130 Hercules transport. HC-130 crews provide expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery capabilities to our Combatant Commanders and Joint/Coalitions partners worldwide.
Mission
The mission of the HC-130P/N "King" is to rapidly deploy to austere airfields and denied territory in order to execute , all weather personnel recovery operations anytime...anywhere. King crews routinely perform high and low altitude personnel & equipment airdrops, infiltration/exfiltration of personnel, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area refueling point missions.
When tasked, the aircraft also conducts humanitarian assistance operations, disaster response, security cooperation/aviation advisory, emergency aeromedical evacuation, casualty evacuation, noncombatant evacuation operations, and, during the Space Shuttle program, space flight support for NASA.
Features
Modifications to the HC-130P/N are improved navigation, threat detection and countermeasures systems. The aircraft fleet has a fully-integrated inertial navigation and global positioning systems, and night vision goggle, or NVG, compatible interior and exterior lighting. It also has forward-looking infrared, radar and missile warning receivers, chaff and flare dispensers, satellite and data-burst communications.
The HC-130 can fly in the day; however, crews normally fly night at low to medium altitude levels in contested or sensitive environments, both over land or overwater. Crews use NVGs for tactical flight profiles to avoid detection to accomplish covert infiltration/exfiltration and transload operations. To enhance the probability of mission success and survivability near populated areas, crews employ tactics that include incorporating no external lighting or communications, and avoiding radar and weapons detection.
Drop zone objectives are done via personnel drops and equipment drops. Rescue bundles include illumination flares, marker smokes and rescue kits. Helicopter air-to-air refueling can be conducted at night, with blacked out communication with up to two simultaneous helicopters. Additionally, forward area refueling point operations can be executed to support a variety of joint and coalition partners.
Background
The HC-130P/N is the only dedicated fixed-wing combat search and rescue platform in the Air Force inventory. The 71st and 79th Rescue Squadrons in Air Combat Command, the 550th Special Operations Squadron in Air Education and Training Command, the 920th Rescue Group in Air Force Reserve Command and the 106th Rescue Wing, 129th RQW and 176th Wing in the Air National Guard operate the aircraft.
First flown in 1964, the aircraft has served many roles and missions. It was initially modified to conduct search and rescue missions, provide a command and control platform, in-flight-refuel helicopters and carry supplemental fuel for extending range and increasing loiter time during search operations.
In April 2006, the continental U.S. search and rescue mission was transferred back to Air Combat Command at Langley AFB, Va. From 2003 to 2006, the mission was under the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Previously, HC-130s were assigned to ACC from 1992 to 2003. They were first assigned to the Air Rescue Service as part of Military Airlift Command.
They have been deployed to Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey in support of operations Southern and Northern Watch, Allied Force, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. HC-130s also support continuous alert commitments in Alaska and the Horn of Africa.
General Characteristics
Primary function: Rescue platform
Contractor: Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
Power Plant: Four Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines
Thrust: 4,910 shaft horsepower, each engine
Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)
Length: 98 feet, 9 inches (30.09 meters)
Height: 38 feet, 6 inches (11.7 meters)
Weight: 83,000 pounds (37,648 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 155,000 pounds (69,750 kilograms)
Fuel Capacity: 73,000 pounds (10,724 gallons)
Payload: 30,000 pounds (13,608 kilograms)
Speed: 289 miles per hour (464 kilometers per hour) at sea level
Range: beyond 4,000 miles (3,478 nautical miles)
Ceiling: 33,000 feet (10,000 meters)
Armament: countermeasures/flares, chaff
Crew: Three officers (pilot, co-pilot, navigator) and four enlisted (flight engineer, airborne communications specialist, two loadmasters). Additional crewmembers include a Guardian Angel team consisting of one combat rescue officer and three pararescuemen
Unit Cost: $77 million (fiscal 2008 replacement cost)
Initial operating capability: 1964
Inventory: Active force, 13; ANG, 13; Reserve, 10
NGA Canberra, Australia
Seen on ABCTV Canberra, 27 August 2025.
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In poor external condition Stanier Black Five 44951 is stabled at the front of Bradford Low Moor Shed (56F) on 16 October 1966. The loco had been allocated to nearby Mirfield (56D) from April 1964 until September 1966, when it moved to Low Moor and was withdrawn some two months after this photo was taken in December 1966.
The Patrick O'Brien Collection
Project // Bellevue Hill House
Architect // PopovBass
Photographer // Michael Nicholson Photography
Product // San Selmo Corso in Livenza Raw
Frame :*SURLY* straggler Painted by COOK PAINT WORKS
Headset :*WHITE INDUSTRIES* external headset
Rims :*VELOCITY* a23 rim
Tire :*PANARACER* gravel king
Crankset :*WHITE INDUSTRIES* eno single speed crank
Brake Lever :*PAUL* love lever compact
Handlebar :*SURLY* sunrise bar
Stem :*NITTO* UI-12 ahead stem
Seat Post :*NITTO* S65
Saddle :*BROOKS* b17 standard
Grip :*OURY* mountain grip
Front Rack :*SURLY* 24-pack front rack
Pedal :*MKS* sylvan touring pedal
Due to either Flickr or user error (lets face it, it was probably user) many of my pictures seem to have disappeared! I'm re-uploading what I believe is most of them, but if you remember one and can't find it let me know! Digging through my external harddrive is tough stuff, and I've probably missed a few photos.
Finally got around to getting myself an external harddrive and am backing up all my pictures since I owned my first digital camera ( in the year 2000, a 2MP Nikon Camera )
As igrejas em Paraty eram segmentadas pela cor da pele: a igreja de Santa Rita era para os mulatos libertos, a de Nossa Senhora do Rosário e São Benedito era para os negros, a de Nossa Senhora das Dores era para a elite branca e a Matriz de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios destinada aos trabalhadores e pescadores brancos.
A igreja da Santa Rita, foi aberta ao público em 30 de junho de 1722, tornando-se a mais antiga igreja de Paraty devido às demolições da Capela de São Roque, das antigas igrejas Matriz e da igreja de Nossa Senhora do Mamanguá.
Lúcio Costa, o arquiteto que ajudou a projetar a cidade de Brasília, considerou esta a mais bela arquitetura religiosa da cidade, sendo interessante observar os detalhes trabalhados do gradil da sacada interna, o trabalho na madeira das portas e dos altares colaterais, o galo marcador de vento na torre externa e o relógio na fachada. Numa construção anexa à igreja, está o cemitério da Irmandade em estilo columbário (com tumbas embutidas), construído no século XIX. Existe nesse anexo um poço de água transparente que muitos acreditam ser milagrosa. Assim como todas as igrejas de Paraty, esta possui fachada voltada para o mar. Atualmente a Igreja da Santa Rita vem sendo utilizada para concertos, peças de teatro, exposições e conferências. Nos fundos da igreja está o Museu de Arte Sacra.
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The Main Church is located in front of the square with the same name and has an important construction in a style called “maneirístico”. The work was not finished due to lack of resources. In the front façade, it is observed that the two towers were not finished, being small for the church size and, at the backward, stones are highlighted from the external columns, indicating that it would be built more walls. In 1863, the emperor D. Pedro II visited Paraty and registered on his diary about this church. “It is big and there aren’t towers and place for the priest meeting. Ask for help (financially)to Province” . Inside the church, we can find saints image from the centuries XVII,XVIII and XIX, among others and São Roque (the oldest image, originated from the first chapel of the village), São Miguel das Almas, São Francisco, Senhor dos Passos, Nossa Senhora das Dores and Sagrado Coração de Jesus. In the high-altar is the Protector Saint Nossa Senhora dos Remédios , surrounded by her parents, Santana and São Joaquim. Next to the entrance, in the left side, there is the baptistery with baptismal sank made of marble.
The Santa Rita church was opened for the public in 30th of June of 1722, becoming the oldest church of Paraty due to the demolitions of São Roque Church, of Main Church and Nossa Senhora do Mamanguá.
Lucio Costa, the architect who helped to plan the Brasilia city, considered this the most beautiful religious architecture of the city, being interesting to note the detailed of the grids and internal balcony, the work made of wood in doors and form the side ateliers, the cock which marks the wind in the external tower and the façade clock. In a construction attached to the church, is the Irmandade cemetery in “columbário” style (with tombs inserted), constructed in the century XIX. There is in this annex, a transparent water well which many people believe to be miraculous. So, as all Paraty churches, this one has a façade oriented to the sea. Nowadays, the Santa Rita church has been used for concerts, theater pieces, expositions and conferences. In the back part of the church has the Sacred Art Museum.
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim receives Dr. Agus Joko Pramono, Vice-Chairman of the Audit Board of Indonesia (9-3-22).
Space Shuttle External Tank ET-94 entering Marina del Rey en route to Fisherman's Village Marina del Rey, CA
May 18, 2016
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(External Frame Measurements 16" x 27")
Art Explanation:Mizrach - a limited edition lithograph by Michoel Muchnik
This image depicts the word “Mizrach” in Hebrew, which means “east”. As Jewish people in the diaspora we face towards Israel and Jerusalem in particular when in prayer. In the western hemisphere, we face east towards Jerusalem.
Each letter depicts one of the four “holy cities” in Israel. The first letter “mem” depicts the holy city of Hevron which houses the Cave of Machpela; where our forefathers are buried. Abraham’s tent, Yitzchak’s Well and Yaakov’s jugs are pictured next to a single palm tree which represents our righteous matriarchs and patriarchs, as King David says ”a righteous person flowers like a date palm”. Hevron is the most south of all the cities.
The second letter “zayin” is for the holy city of Jerusalem. The third temple can be seen in the background behind Jerusalem domed homes.
The third letter “reish” is for the holy city of Tverya (Tiberias). The Jerusalem talmud (as opposed to the Babylonian talmud) was written there and many sages including the Rambam (maimonides) are buried there.
The final letter “ches” is for the holy city of Tzfat (Safed). Known for it’s hills and kabbalistic sages, such as the saintly Ari Zal, Tzfat is the most northern city of the four holy cities.
The seven Fruits of Israel are pictured throughout the image including dates represented by the three date palms in the first letter Mem.
May your prayers penetrate the heavens and be speedily answered.
Christ Church was completed in 1839 as a daughter church to All Saints', which is situated in the centre of Wellington. In 1852 Christ Church became a separate parish and serves the area of Arleston and south Wellington. The church building has been home to generations of Christians and serves a parish population of around 6000. The building, external and internal, is traditional in style. Among the stained glass are seven 20th Century windows depicting scenes from the Book of Revelation, designed by the Faith Craft Studio W Lawson. Other windows are by George B Cooper ABBS and are dated 1963. In the tower is the Great Bell weighing two tons and cast for the centenary of the building in 1938.
External Affairs Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania exchange Treaty on Extradition and Protocol, Amending and Supplementing the Agreement related to Air Services in New Delhi (October 9, 2017)
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) is a Cuban military officer, legislator, and former cosmonaut and the first person of African heritage in space.[1][2] As a member of the crew of Soyuz 38, he became the first Cuban citizen and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into Earth orbit.
Contents
1 Early life and military service
2 Intercosmos program
3 Personal life
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Early life and military service
Tamayo was born in Baracoa, Guantánamo province, into a humble family of Afro-Cuban descent. Orphaned as an infant, he was adopted at age 1 by Rafael Tamaya and Esperanza Méndez. He began working at age 13 as a shoeshine and vegetable vendor and later worked as a carpenter's assistant.[3][4]
He was born on January 29, 1942, in Cuba. During the Cuban Revolution he joined the Association of Young Rebels, a group protesting the Batista regime, and later the Revolutionary Work Youth Brigades.[4] After the Cuban revolution he entered the Technical Institute "Rebel Army" completing a course for aviation technicians in December 1960. Wishing to become a fighter pilot, he went on to join the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. Between April 1961 and May 1962 Tamayo completed a course in aerial combat at the Yeisk Higher Air Force School with MiG-15s in Soviet Union, after which he was certified a combat pilot at the age of 19.[4] Later that year, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, he flew 20 reconnaissance missions in defense of Cuba as part of the Playa Girón Brigade of the Cuban Revolutionary Guard.[5]
In 1967, Tamayo officially joined the Communist Party of Cuba and spent the next two years serving with Cuban forces in the Vietnam War, returning in 1969 to study at the Maximo Gomez Basic College of the Revolutionary Armed Forces until 1971.
In 1975, he was made Chief of Staff of the Santa Clara Aviation Brigade and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel the following year. In 1978 he was selected to join the Intercosmos program and moved to the Star City in Russia for his training as a cosmonaut.
Intercosmos program
Arnaldo Tamayo's space suit, on display at Museo de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba
Tamayo was selected as part of the Soviet Union's seventh Intercosmos program on March 1, 1978. His backup in the Intercosmos program was fellow Cuban José López Falcón. Tamayo would spend the next two and half years in training for the mission.[4]
Tamayo, along with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko, was launched into space aboard Soyuz 38 from Baikonur Cosmodrome on September 18, 1980, at 19:11 UTC. After docking with Salyut 6, Tamayo and Romanenko conducted experiments in an attempt to find what caused space adaptation syndrome (SAS), and perhaps even find a cure, and on the crystallisation of sucrose in microgravity, for the benefit of Cuba's sugar industry. The SAS experiment involved wearing special adjustable shoes for six hours every day that placed a load on the arch of the foot. After 124 orbits of the Earth (lasting 7 days, 20 hours and 43 minutes), Tamayo and Romanenko landed 180 km (110 mi) from Dzhezkazgan. The landing was risky, as it was during the night.[1][6][7][8]
Upon his return to Earth he was decorated with the Hero of the Republic of Cuba medal, the first person to be so honored. In Moscow he received the Order of Lenin and was also named Hero of the Soviet Union.
Personal life
Soviet postage stamp commemorating the Soyuz 38 mission.
Following his time in the Intercosmos program, Tamayo was made Director of the Military Patriotic Educational Society known as Sociedad de Educación Patriótico-Militar "SEPMI".[5] After his promotion to brigadier general, he became Director of International Affairs in the Cuban armed forces.
Since 1980, he has been a Deputy in the Cuban National Assembly, representing his home region of Guantánamo Province.[9]
He has been honored by the Cuban Government for being the first Cuban, the first Caribbean, and the first Latin American to go into orbit. He was awarded the titles of Hero of the Republic of Cuba and the Order of Playa Girón.[9] He also is a recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union award.
Tamayo is married and has two daughters and a son.
His space suit is preserved at the Museum of the Revolution in Havana.